Yaoundé vs Libreville: which is sunnier?
🇨🇲 Cameroon vs 🇬🇦 Gabon · 434 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Yaoundé is the sunnier overall: about 1,748 hours of sunshine a year to Libreville's 1,592. Yaoundé has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Libreville in 4 (3 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Yaoundé | Libreville | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,748 | 1,592 |
| Sunniest month | January (86/100) | July (86/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 79/100 | 60/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 65/100 | 83/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,527 mm | 2,317 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 9 (very high) | 9 (very high) |
Yaoundé vs Libreville month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaoundé | Libreville | Yaoundé | Libreville | Yaoundé | Libreville | |
| January | 86 | 60 | 28° | 28° | 16 | 224 |
| February | 81 | 60 | 29° | 28° | 42 | 207 |
| March | 66 | 60 | 28° | 28° | 126 | 294 |
| April | 61 | 60 | 27° | 28° | 172 | 247 |
| May | 61 | 60 | 26° | 28° | 155 | 188 |
| June | 66 | 81 | 26° | 27° | 122 | 36 |
| July | 68 | 86 | 26° | 26° | 113 | 12 |
| August | 61 | 83 | 25° | 26° | 168 | 24 |
| September | 61 | 67 | 25° | 27° | 221 | 112 |
| October | 61 | 60 | 25° | 27° | 236 | 348 |
| November | 64 | 60 | 26° | 27° | 136 | 391 |
| December | 85 | 60 | 27° | 28° | 20 | 234 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Yaoundé · Feb Yaoundé · Mar Yaoundé · Apr even · May even · Jun Libreville · Jul Libreville · Aug Libreville · Sep Libreville · Oct even · Nov Yaoundé · Dec Yaoundé.
When to pick which
- November–February: Yaoundé (average score 79/100 vs 60). Daytime highs are similar (28°C vs 28°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Yaoundé (average score 63/100 vs 60). Daytime highs are similar (27°C vs 28°C).
- June–August: Libreville (average score 83/100 vs 65). Daytime highs are similar (26°C vs 26°C).
- September–October: Libreville (average score 64/100 vs 61). Libreville is the warmer, around 27°C daytime highs vs 25°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Yaoundé weather by month · Libreville weather by month.
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